Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“He pours contempt on nobles
And loosens the belt of the strong.

King James Version

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Holman Bible

He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms the strong.

International Standard Version

He pours contempt on nobles and embarrasses the mighty.

A Conservative Version

He pours contempt upon rulers, and weakens the strength of the strong.

American Standard Version

He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

Amplified


“He pours contempt on princes and nobles
And loosens the belt of the strong [disabling them].

Bible in Basic English

He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

Darby Translation

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;

Julia Smith Translation

Proving contempt upon nobles, and he slackened the girdle of the strong.

King James 2000

He pours contempt upon princes, and weakens the strength of the mighty.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He pours contempt on noblemen, and he loosens [the] girdle of [the] mighty.

Modern King James verseion

He pours scorn on princes, and unties the belt of the mighty.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He poureth out confusion upon princes, and comforteth them that have been oppressed.

NET Bible

He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful.

New Heart English Bible

He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.

The Emphasized Bible

Pouring contempt upon nobles, and, the girdle of the mighty, hath He loosed:

Webster

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

World English Bible

He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.

Youngs Literal Translation

Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He poureth
שׁפך 
Shaphak 
Usage: 115

בּוּז 
Buwz 
Usage: 11

נדיב 
Nadiyb 
Usage: 28

and weakeneth
רפה 
Raphah 
Usage: 46

the strength
מזח מזיח 
Maziyach 
Usage: 3

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

If You Want To Learn

20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders. 21 “He pours contempt on nobles
And loosens the belt of the strong.
22 He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.

Cross References

Psalm 107:40

he pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

Exodus 8:2

But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs.

Exodus 16:24

So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it.

1 Kings 21:23-24

And of Jezebel the LORD also said, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.'

2 Kings 9:26

'As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons--declares the LORD--I will repay you on this plot of ground.' Now therefore take him up and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the LORD."

2 Kings 9:34-37

Then he went in and ate and drank. And he said, "See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter."

Isaiah 5:27

None is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a waistband is loose, not a sandal strap broken;

Isaiah 11:5

Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

Isaiah 22:21

and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your sash on him, and will commit your authority to his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

Isaiah 23:9

The LORD of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor all the honored of the earth.

Isaiah 24:21-22

On that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven, in heaven, and the kings of the earth, on the earth.

Isaiah 37:38

And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword. And after they escaped into the land of Ararat, Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

Daniel 2:21-22

He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;

Daniel 4:32-33

and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will."

Matthew 2:12-13

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Acts 12:23

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

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